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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister to launch 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations  all over the country on 29th February 2020
To launch saturation drive to provide Kisan Credit Cards to all the PM Kisan beneficiaries
To participate in the completion of one year of PM KISAN at Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shall launch 10,000 Farmers Producer Organisations all over the country at Chitrakoot, 29th February 2020.
Nearly 86% of farmers are small and marginal with average land holdings in the country being less than 1.1 hectare. These small, marginal and landless farmers face tremendous challenges during agriculture production phase such as for access to technology, quality seed, fertilizers and pesticides including requisite finances. They also face tremendous challenges in marketing their produce due to lack of economic strength.
FPOs help in collectivization of such small, marginal and landless farmers in order to give them the collective strength to deal with such issues. Members of the FPO will manage their activities together in the organization to get better access to technology, input, finance and market for faster enhancement of their income.
Completion of One Year of PM-KISAN
The event shall also witness the completion of one year of the launch of PM-KISAN scheme.
Modi Government has launched the Pradhan MantriKisanSammanNidhi  Scheme as an income support scheme for farmers to enable them to take care of expenses related to agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic needs.
Under the Scheme, benefit is provided to the eligible beneficiary to the tune of Rs.6000/- per year. It is payable in three 4-monthly instalments of Rs.2000/- each. The payment is made online directly into the bank accounts of the eligible beneficiaries under Direct Benefit Transfer mode.
The Scheme was launched on 24th February, 2019 and has successfully completed one year of implementation on 24th February, 2020.
In a historic decision in its first cabinet meeting Modi 2.0 Government has decided to extend the PM-KISAN scheme to all the farmers.
Special drive to saturate PM-KISAN beneficiaries with Kisan Credit Cards 
The Prime Minister shall also be launching a saturation drive for distribution of Kisan Credit Cards  to all the beneficiaries under the PM-KISAN Scheme, on the 29th February 2020.
Over 6.5 Crore of the approximately 8.5 Crore beneficiaries under PM-KISAN Scheme, possess the Kisan Credit Cards.
The saturation drive shall ensure that the remaining about 2 Crore PM-KISAN beneficiaries are also distributed the Kisan Credit Cards.
A 15 day special drive has been launched from 12th February to 26th February to provide access to concessional institutional credit to all the PM-KISAN beneficiaries wherein a simple one page form has to be filled with the basic data including bank account number, land record details and a simple declaration that he is presently not a beneficiary of KCC from any other bank branch.
All PM-KISAN beneficiaries where applications are received till 26th February will be called to the bank branches on 29th February for handing over the Kisan Credit Cards.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
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Child Helpline Services
The number of calls received month-wise from January 2018 to August, 2020, on Childline India Foundation is as here under:
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Month
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Year
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2018
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2019
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2020
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Total
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January
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9,35,360
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6,20,412
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5,63,388
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21,19,160
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February
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9,17,267
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5,61,646
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7,20,696
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21,99,609
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March
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12,07,811
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7,09,259
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9,83,513
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29,00,583
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April
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11,85,119
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7,16,081
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5,86,195
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24,87,395
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May
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12,38,908
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7,37,926
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5,27,210
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25,04,044
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June
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11,12,714
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6,85,078
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4,91,963
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22,89,755
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July
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9,17,996
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7,19,803
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4,82,570
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21,20,369
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August
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7,73,779
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6,29,987
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4,62,743
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18,66,509
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September
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7,77,332
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6,40,516
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-
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14,17,848
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October
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7,75,404
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6,51,753
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-
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14,27,157
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November
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7,49,671
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5,98,162
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-
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13,47,833
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December
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6,96,316
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5,94,046
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-
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12,90,362
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Total
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1,12,87,677
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78,64,669
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48,18,278
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2,39,70,624
Presently, CHILDLINE services are available in 594 Districts. As on 01.01.2018, CHILDLINE services were available in 413 Districts. As on 15.09.2020, the coverage has been enhanced to 594 Districts. Average wait time/duration for the Child Helpline depends on the traffic of calls at a particular time. The mandate for the Childline team is to reach the incident spot within 60 minutes of receiving a case complaint. However, the actual response time depends also on factors such as geographical location , availability of transport, etc. Further, a Committee under the Chairpersonship of Minister of State for Women and Child Development, has been constituted to look into re-organizing the functionality of Childline.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in Rajya Sabha today.
Department of Atomic Energy
BARC evolves design of 1st PPP Research Reactor for production of Nuclear Medicines
This project will be a major step towards making India self-reliant in key radio isotopes, to increase availability of effective and affordable treatments for cancer: Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Mumbai, 29 January 2020
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre  has evolved a design for the first PPP Research Reactor for production of Nuclear Medicines. The premier research organization of the Department of Atomic Energy  is ready to share the technology of production of a variety of nuclear medicines. In the proposed partnership, the private entities will get exclusive rights to process and market the isotopes produced in the research reactor, in lieu of investing in the reactor and processing facilities. In this context, it may be stated that on 16th May 2020, Union Finance Minister announced establishment of a Research Reactor in PPP mode for production of medical isotopes as a part of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat initiatives for DAE.
DAE has initiated discussion with potential Indian and global investors regarding this project to seek their inputs. Going forward, investor's road shows are planned starting from 1st quarter of 2021, followed by a formal tender process for selection of private partner. The proposed reactor is expected to come online within five years of the beginning of the construction. The construction is planned to start after obtaining all requisite permissions.
Shri K.N. Vyas, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, DAE, said, “In line with the ‘Make In India’ vision of the Government, this project will be a major step towards making India self-reliant in key radio isotopes used in medical and industrial applications. As a result, it will increase availability of effective and affordable treatments for cancer. At the same time, the large scale and the technology being deployed for the planned research reactor will enable India to not only become a significant global player in the growing nuclear medicine market, but also have one of the most modern research reactors anywhere in the world.
Dr. A.K. Mohanty, Director, BARC, said, "BARC is the premier research institute for research in radio-isotopes for medical, industrial and research purposes for more than 60 years. BARC's research has resulted in developing and processing many new radio-isotopes, reducing import dependency as well as making the life-saving isotopes available to the country's poorest of the poor at a most reasonable cost."
Globally, nuclear medicine is a USD 6 Billion market and is expected to grow rapidly to reach USD 30 Billion by 2030. India produces all major isotopes in the country under the aegis of BARC. It also imports some of the isotopes to fulfil the growing demand of the country from Europe, Australia and other Asian countries. The planned PPP has an opportunity to completely transform India's stature in the global nuclear medicine industry.DJM/SC/DR 
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PIB Headquarters
Dak Adalat on February 27th
A Divisional level Dak Adalat will be held on February 27th at 3 PM at Postal Divisional Office, Thiruvananthapuram South Division, Thiruvananthapuram - 695036. Complaints if any against the services rendered by the offices in Thiruvananthapuram South Division may be forwarded to Shri. B. Padmakumar Superintendent of POs, Thiruvananthapuram South Division, Thiruvananthapuram -695036 on or before 17.02.2017. The cover containing complaints should be super scribed as "DAK ADALAT''.
(Earlier complaints received at customer are centre or Divisional level which are not settled till date only will be considered at the DAK ADALAT.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Secretary, Water Resources inaugurates workshop on “Catch the Rain: Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge Structures for Water Conservation”
“Catch the Rain where it falls”, says Shri UP Singh calling for mass movement on Rain Water Harvesting
The Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation , Government of India, Shri U.P. Singh, has called for decentralization in rain water harvesting campaign. Addressing the inaugural session of the workshop on “Catch the Rain: Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge Structures for Water Conservation” organized by the National Water Mission  here today as part of the “Har Kaam Desh ke Naam” initiative, he said there is a need to create awareness and involve the general public to give momentum to the campaign. The idea is to let the rain water percolate into the ground wherever it drops, be it the rooftop, airport or industry premises. “Solution to pollution is dilution”, he said adding, the mantra is “Catch the Rain where it falls”.
Shri UP Singh said the priority government attaches to water conservation is evident from the fact that the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, in his first Mann ki Baat radio programme broadcast upon assuming office for the second term, was devoted to this theme. Underlining the importance of groundwater recharge, Shri UP Singh said while the five big dams in the country hold anywhere around 250 Billion Cubic Meter  of water, the quantity of water stored in underground aquifers is about 400 bcm. Pointing out that the country still receives an average of more than 1,000 mm rainfall though its distribution is skewed, he said it is a matter of concern that only 8% of rainfall is harnessed while the rest is wasted as runoff.
Stressing on the need for Demand side Management of Water Resources, Shri UP Singh said even if we are able to save 10% water consumption in agriculture, it will make a big difference since agriculture comprises 85-89% of water usage in the country while about 5% usage is for drinking and domestic purposes. Calling for mass movement to rejuvenate water bodies, Shri UP Singh mentioned more than 500 traditional water bodies including wells have been revived in Udham Singh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh by utilizing MGNREGA resources and CSR funds.
Shri G. Ashok Kumar, Additional Secretary and Mission Director, NWM, said the campaign “Catch the Rain” has been initiated to nudge states and stakeholders to keep ready Rainwater Harvesting Structures before the onset of the monsoon.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah has lauded Cabinet decisions taken today under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Connectivity for all is the Modi Government’s priority and today PM Shri Narendra Modi’s cabinet has approved a project for saturation of 4G mobile services in uncovered villages at a total cost of Rs.26316 crores to provide 4G mobile services in 24680 uncovered villages in remote and difficult areas
Union Cabinet chaired by PM Shri Narendra Modi approved the revival package of BSNL amounting to Rs.1.64 lakh crore which will help BSNL to improve the quality of their existing services, roll out 4G services and become financially viable
India will host its first-ever FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in October 2022 and today, PM Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Signing of Guarantees for hosting the FIFA WC
Signing of Guarantees for hosting the FIFA WC will surely inspire more girls to play football and increase their representation in sports leadership
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah has lauded Cabinet decisions taken today under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a series of tweets, Shri Amit Shah said “Connectivity for all is Modi govt’s priority. Today, PM Shri Narendra Modi cabinet has
approved a project for saturation of 4G mobile services in uncovered villages at a total cost of ₹26316 crores to provide 4G mobile services in 24680 uncovered villages in remote & difficult areas.”
Union Home Minister said “In another important decision, the Union Cabinet chaired by PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji approved the revival package of BSNL amounting to ₹1.64 Lakh crores. This will help BSNL to improve the quality of their existing services, roll out 4G services and become financially viable.”
Shri Shah said that “India will host its first-ever FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in October 2022. Today, PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji has approved the Signing of Guarantees for hosting FIFA WC. This will surely inspire more girls to play football and increase their representation in sports leadership.”
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister arrives in Paris, Republic of France
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi arrived at Paris in the afternoon of 13 July 2023.
In a special gesture, H.E. Ms. Elisabeth Borne, Prime Minister of France, received Prime Minister Modi at the airport. A ceremonial welcome and Guard of honour were accorded to Prime Minister Modi.
Prime Minister Modi will be attending the Bastille Day Parade as Guest of Honour on invitation by H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of France. This visit also marks the celebration of 25th anniversary of India-France Strategic Partnership.
Ministry of Defence
Indian Navy Launches 'Operation Vanilla' to Provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief at Madagascar
Indian Navy Ship Airavat, whilst mission deployed in the Southern Indian Ocean has been diverted to Antsiranana based on request recieved from Madagascar. The ship will undertake Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief mission as part of 'Operation Vanilla' which has been launched to provide assistance to the affected population of Madagascar post devastation caused by Cyclone Diane.
During the port call, the ship, in coordination with Embassy of India and Government of Madagascar is planned to undertake relief operations to provide succour to the flood affected populace. The Indian Navy Ship is geared to set up medical camp and provide food, water and other necessary relief material.
The situation is being monitored and the Indian Navy is prepared to render all necessary assistance to the local population in Madagascar.
Ministry of Textiles
Upgradation of power looms
The Government is implementing Power Tex India, a comprehensive scheme for power loom sector development.Under the scheme, existing plain powerlooms are upgraded to semi-automatic and shuttleless looms to improve quality and productivity, by providing financial assistance to powerloomunits. So far, more than 2.16 lakh looms have been upgraded in the country under the in-situ upgradation component of the scheme.
For implementing Amended Technology Upgradation Funds Scheme , a comprehensivei-TUFS software has been developed. Through the iTUFS software, the beneficiary units can directly upload their applications. The beneficiary units can also track their application at each stage of the process.
India is the largest producer of cotton in the world. The production of cotton during cotton season 2017-18 of major countries is given below:
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Name of the country
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Production

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India
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6.29
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China
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5.89
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USA
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4.55
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Pakistan
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1.80
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Brazil
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1.94
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Uzbekistan
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0.80
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Others
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5.44
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Total
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26.71
India is the second largest exporter of textiles in the world. During 2017-18, India exported cotton textiles volume at USD 1854 million to Bangladesh and USD 1020 million to China.During 2013-17, man-made fibre  exports of China have grown at a CAGR of 2%,while India’s MMF exports have grown by3% during the same period.
This information was given by the Minister of State of Textiles, Ajay Tamta, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Finance
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Customer Outreach Initiative Conducted by Public Sector Banks  During October,2019
Finance Minister’s directive to PSBs to reach out to customers and signal their willingness to lend, crystallised in Customer Outreach Initiative by PSBs during October, 2019
Outreach Camps conducted across 374 districts across the country during October, 2019
Record Rs 2.53 lakh crore of loans disbursed in a single month
Total credit of Rs 19,627.26 crore given by PSBs to Non Banking Financial Companies  during October,2019
As per the Union Finance Minister’s directive to Public Sector Banks  in September, 2019, Customer Outreach Programmes were conducted by PSBs in participation with other banks and NBFCs in 226 districts  in Phase – I and 148 districts  in Phase – II. PSBs actively reached out to their customers in these camps and made concerted efforts towards activities such as sanctioning of loans as per prudential norms, opening of accounts along with Aadhar and mobile seeding of accounts, and popularizing BHIM app. The drive also simultaneously galvanised similar outreach efforts in individual branches of PSBs i.e. outside the camps.
Highlights of the achievements during the initiative are as under:
- Total Disbursements during the month of October 2019 was Rs. 2,52,589 crore including camps and all branches.
- An amount of Rs. 1,05,599 crore was disbursed towards New Term Loan.
- An amount of Rs. 46,800 crore was disbursed towards New Working Capital loans.
- Total New Term Loan + New Working Capital  was 60% of total disbursement.
- Credit to NBFCs during the month of October 2019 was Rs. 19,627.26 crore.
The details are as under:
1. PSBs Disbursement Data in Customer Outreach Initiative
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During 1st Customer Outreach Initiative
From 01.10.2019 to 9.10.2019
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During 2nd Customer Outreach Initiative
From 9.10.2019 to 31.10.2019
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From 01.10.2019 to 31.10.2019
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Amount 
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81,695
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1,70,893
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2,52,589
2. PSBs Disbursement Data in Customer Outreach Initiative – Product-wise
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Sl. No
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Product
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During 1st Customer Outreach Initiative
From 01.10.2019 to 9.10.2019
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During 2nd Customer Outreach Initiative
From 9.10.2019 to 31.10.2019
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From 01.10.2019 to 31.10.2019
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Amount 
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1
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Home Loan
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2,688
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9,478
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12,166
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2
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Vehicle Loan
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1,638
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5,447
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7,085
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3
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Education Loan
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152
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273
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425
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4
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Other Personal Loans
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3,503
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11,747
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15,250
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5
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MSME Loans
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13,956
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23,254
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37,210
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6
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Agri Loans
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11,451
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29,053
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40,504
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7
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Corporates
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46,224
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76,561
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1,22,785
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8
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NBFCs
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1,175
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12,488
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13,663
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9
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NBFCs On-lending
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|
908
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2,592
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|
3,500
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Grand Total
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81,695
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1,70,893
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2,52,589
3. Credit to NBFCs in the month of October 2019
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Category
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Disbursed

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On-Lending / Co-origination
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15,297.18
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Pool Buyout
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1,453.13
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PCGS
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2,876.95
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Total
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19,627.26
Source: Banks
Ministry of Finance
Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFCs and HFCs
With a view to improving the liquidity position of NBFCs as well as HFCs, the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharamanhad announced on 13th March 2020, launch of a Special Liquidity Scheme of Rs. 30,000 crore. RBI will provide funds for the Scheme by subscribing to government guaranteed special securities issued by the Trust. The total amount of such securities issued outstanding shall not exceed Rs. 30,000 crores at any point of time. Government of India will provide an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee to the special securities issued by the Trust. The Scheme is being launched on July 1, 2020through a Special Purpose Vehiclein the form of SLS Trust set up by SBI Capital Markets Limited .
Any NBFC including Microfinance Institutions registered with RBI under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934  and any HFC registered with the National Housing Bank  under the National Housing Bank Act, 1987which is complying with the following broad conditions will be eligible to raise funding from the said facility:
- Compliance with RBI regulations on Capital adequacy
- Net NPA is less than 6% as on 31.03.2019
- Net profit in at least one of the two preceding financial years
- Rated as investment grade by a rating agency
- Is not reported under SMA-1 or SMA-2 category by any bank for their borrowing during the period one year prior to 01.08.2018
The Scheme will remain open for 3 months for making subscriptions by the Trust.The period of lending  by the Trust shall be for a period of upto 90 days. The financing would be used by the NFBCs/HFCs only to repay existing liabilities and not to expand assets. Further, those market participants who are looking to exit their standard investments with a residual maturity of 90 days may also approach the SLS Trust.
This facility is a part of the Government of India and RBI’s efforts to alleviate the concerns of the market participants on the availability of fundsto the sector. Those wishing to avail liquidity under the Scheme can apply at info@slstrust.in. Details of the Scheme can be viewed on the website of SBI Capital Markets.
A circular of RBI on the Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFCS/HFCs dated July 1, 2020 ia Annexed
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Mapping of Crops through Satellite
The government is implementing various projects related to Crop Production Forecasting and Drought Assessment which involves use of satellite images such as Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agro- meteorology and Land based observations  project for crop production, forecasting of field crops, National Agricultural Drought Assessment and Monitoring System  for Agricultural drought assessment.
FASAL and NADAMS are operationalized by Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre  an attached office of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare. At present, nine crops namely rice, wheat, rabi pulses, rapeseed & mustard, rabi, jowar, cotton, jute, tur and sugarcane are covered under FASAL project.
Satellite images are also used in technological support to Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana  and also for various operational applications under PMFBY, such as Smart Sampling for Crop Cutting Experiments  and Yield & Area dispute resolution.
MNCFC has been working with ISRO and Industry on developing and upscaling various geo-spatial solutions and services. Recently, an MoU has been signed between MNCFC and Pixxel Space India pvt ltd. to develop agricultural analytics models using imageries from Pixxel's hyperspectral satellites, for crop identification and mapping, crop health monitoring and soil organic carbon estimation over selected regions on pilot basis. This improves accuracy in crop estimation surveys, Disaster management and relief, Crop insurance, and Farm level advisories.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.